Re: Compact fluorescent light bulbs in a drop light

["Elton E. (Tony) Clark" <eltonclark@gmail.com>]

On 5/10/07, Peter Schauss <schauss@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
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>
> Has anyone tried one of the new compact fluorescent light bulbs in a
> standard drop light?  Will they stand up to the occasional impacts that a
> drop light sustains in normal use?  Given that they contain mercury,
> should
> I be worried about breakage?
>
> *My experience with the "curly bulbs" is that of high heat, shorter life
> than promised and fragility to shock loads . . "Rough service 130 volt"   is
> my drop light option . . . no more hours than you use a drop light, why
> would one want to use a "coil bulb"? *